Archive for the 'The Life of Me' Category

Sudden Surge

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Remember how when you were working at a full-time job, you’d do research in your lunch hour, rush home, start tapping away at the computer, and write two articles a week, because you knew that you didn’t have time to get tired, think about how much needed to get done, or procrastinate. You had to […]

Things I Love About America

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

1. There are so many choices. It took me ten minutes to decide on a breakfast cereal.
2. If a guy smiles at me on the street and I smile back, he doesn’t automatically assume I want to sleep with him.
3. When people say they’ll be somewhere at 9, they’re actually there at 9.
4. No one […]

Goals for Berkeley

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

By June 2009, I want to:
1. Publish at least one big investigative story.
2. Double my yearly income.
3. Sell a non-fiction book idea. (But first, pick an idea and stick with it!)
4. Pay off debt.
5. Find 3 more well-paying publications that will publish me regularly (weekly/monthly).